ARUKZ ERP or TallyPrime: which fits your factory?
A fair comparison of TallyPrime and ARUKZ ERP for Indian factories: price, GST, BOMs, lots, job work and quality, and when Tally is still the better choice.
The short answer
Tally is the accounting software most Indian businesses already know. It is fast, keyboard-driven, cheap, and it files GST returns from inside the product. If your work is mainly books, GST and inventory, Tally is hard to beat and you may not need anything else.
Factories outgrow it in a different place: the shop floor. Bills of materials, work orders, rejections by lot, job work with both principals and job workers, and one record that links a customer complaint back to a supplier's batch. That is where an ERP like ARUKZ earns its higher price.
Side by side
| TallyPrime | ARUKZ ERP | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Accounting, inventory and GST software installed on your computer | Cloud ERP in the browser: accounts and GST plus production, quality, job work, HR and payroll |
| Price (checked 7 Nov 2026) | Rental from about ₹750 a month for one user, more for multi-user. Tally's own price list is final | From ₹5,999 a month plus GST for up to 5 users, every module included |
| GST returns | Prepared and filed from inside Tally | Prepares GSTR-1, GSTR-3B figures and the ITC-04 file; you upload them on the GST portal |
| Bills of materials and work orders | Basic BOM in stock items | BOMs, manufacturing orders, work centres, work orders |
| Lot traceability | Batches on stock items | A lot traced from the supplier's receipt through every order that used it to each customer |
| Job work | Material in and out vouchers | Principal's side and job worker's side, Rule 55 challans, return due dates, job-charge invoice, ITC-04 file |
| Quality | Not a module | Inspections, rejections by lot, CAPA |
| Books and keys | Day Book, ledgers and keyboard voucher entry | Day Book, Ledger with running balance and Stock Summary; F6 receipt, F7 journal, F8 sales, F9 purchase, Alt+5 payment, Ctrl+A to save |
| Where it runs | Your computer; remote access needs a separate setup | Any browser; nothing to install |
When Tally is the better choice
- You are a trader or a service business with no production.
- Your accountant files GST from Tally today and you want to keep that.
- You need the lowest monthly cost.
When ARUKZ ERP is the better choice
- You make things, send material to job workers, or do job work for others.
- Rejections, lots and work orders live in Excel next to Tally today.
- Several people need the same data from different places.
Moving from Tally
ARUKZ imports your Tally masters (groups, ledgers, parties with GSTIN, stock items) and opening balances from Tally's XML export, then shows a group-by-group check against Tally. See Moving from Tally to ARUKZ ERP. Many factories keep Tally for the accountant during the first months; that is a sensible way to start.
Start a 14-day free trial and load the sample factory to see the difference on real screens.
What it does not do
ARUKZ ERP does not file GST returns or generate e-invoices and e-way bills from inside the product yet: you upload the prepared file or record the portal's number. It does not import past Tally vouchers, only masters and opening balances. It costs more than Tally. Prices and features of TallyPrime are from Tally's site on the date shown; check tallysolutions.com before you decide.
Last updated 12 November 2026